Todd Frazier agrees to minor league deal with Pirates

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PITTSBURGH - Infielder Todd Frazier agreed to a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates that includes an invitation to big league spring training.

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PITTSBURGH – Infielder Todd Frazier agreed to a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates that includes an invitation to big league spring training.

If Frazier is added to the 40-man roster, he would get a one-year contract paying a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues, as part of the agreement announced Friday.

He would be able to earn $600,000 in performance bonuses for plate appearances: $100,000 each for 275, 325 and 375, and $150,000 apiece for 425 and 475.

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 file photo, New York Mets' Todd Frazier gestures toward teammates in the dugout after hitting a double during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York. Infielder Todd Frazier has agreed to a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates that includes an invitation to big league spring training. If Frazier is added to the 40-man roster, he would get a one-year contract paying a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 file photo, New York Mets' Todd Frazier gestures toward teammates in the dugout after hitting a double during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York. Infielder Todd Frazier has agreed to a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates that includes an invitation to big league spring training. If Frazier is added to the 40-man roster, he would get a one-year contract paying a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

He can ask for his release if not added to the big league roster by March 25.

Pittsburgh is in need of depth at both corner infield spots after trading first baseman Josh Bell to Washington in the off-season. Colin Moran will move from third base to first full-time, with Ke’Bryan Hayes projected to start at third.

The 35-year-old Frazier is a career .242 hitter with 218 home runs and 636 RBIs while playing for five teams, including Cincinnati, the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. Frazier split time with Texas and the Mets in 2020, hitting .236 with four home runs and 12 RBIs.

Frazier is expected to join the Pirates in time to be on the field for the first day of workouts for position players on Monday.

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